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Bosch (island) 
Summary
Bosch (Dutch pronunciation: [bɔs]) was a West Frisian island in the Wadden Sea. It was situated off the coast of present-day Groningen in the Netherlands, between the islands of Schiermonnikoog and Rottumeroog.[1]
 Rottum and Bosch, pre-1682 (south at top) | |
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| Archipelago | (West) Frisian Islands |
|---|---|
| Adjacent to | North Sea, Wadden Sea |
| Administration | |
Between 1400 and 1570 CE, the island Monnikenlangenoog had split into the islands Bosch and Rottumeroog.[2] Bosch disappeared in the Christmas Flood of 1717.[1] A shoal named Boschplaat was the remnant of the island, which merged into Rottumerplaat in 1959.
References edit
- ^ a b (in Dutch) Ellis Ellenbroek, "Bosch, vergeten Waddeneiland", Trouw, 2006. Retrieved on 2 May 2014.
- ^ (in Dutch) "Verzonken waddeneiland Moenkenlangenoe ontdekt Archived 2014-04-17 at archive.today", Dagblad van het Noorden, 2012. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.